Marx's Theory Of World Intercourse And Its Contemporary Development

World intercourse is the historical reality of the development of human society,as well as an important part of Marx's theoretical studies.Marxist theory on world intercourse was initiated in the age of capital and colonial expansion and world market expansion by western European countries in the 19 th century,during which the hegemony competition among European countries,the dependent development of Asian,African and Latin American countries and surging proletarian revolutionary movement all over the world had become a major part of world intercourse then.In such a historical context,Marx had ideologically transformed into dialectical materialism and historical materialism by sublating modern prevailing views on intercourse,Hegel's view on history and utopian socialism and developed his historical views on the development law of world intercourse.Marxist theory on world intercourse was developed in three stages: budding,establishing and deepening.Since he started pondering the problem of material interests when working in Rheinische Zeitung,Marx had discovered the intrinsic association between alienated labor and private property during his research into economics and philosophy and identified the practical essence of human intercourse.This signified the budding of his world intercourse theory.Later,Marx had completed his understanding of the law that history turned into world history and established his basic concepts of world intercourse by criticizing Young Hegelians.With the deepening of his world intercourse study,Marx had determined the political and economic basis of the formation change in human society and the development of world intercourse.In addition,a view that backward eastern countries were likely to obtain “leap-forward” development by maintaining favorable external communication was put forward by Marx in his correspondence with Russian revolutionist Zarsulige.From the perspective of Marxist theory,world intercourse refers to the process that regional intercourse between national countries is transformed into general worldwide intercourse and national history into world history by various means of world intercourse like international trade,diplomacy,war,population flow and cultural exchanges as world vision of labor and world market is gradually developed with the boost of capital movement when social productivity has developed into a certain stage.Ultimately,this process will lead to human liberation and the realization of a genuine community.When it comes to present times,world intercourse has developed with features of intertwined interests and expanded common interests.Issues like dissolving interest conflicts and coping with global challenges have become not only the problems of world intercourse facing humans as a whole but also the undertakings that China shoulders as a sign of playing an active part in global governance in the new era.The proposal of building a community of shared future for mankind and the initiation of the “Belt and Road” initiative are both the response of Marxist theory of world intercourse to the plight in modern human intercourse and an important means by which China seizes historical opportunities and realizes peaceful development.